John Sexton

President, New York University

President of New York University and professor of law, was in the news in recent years for his compensation, which The Chronicle of Higher Education reported ranked ninth amongst heads of private colleges in 2009. Has overseen the expansion plan of the university which caused controversy with nearby residents, was recently drawn into Chick-Fil-A controversy when NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn asked him to take the franchise off NYU’s campus because of the company’s stand on homosexual marriage.

Wall Street Journal Headlines

More than 200 candidates are currently being evaluated to replace John Sexton, known for expanding the school’s global footprint. Faculty are pushing for a scholar even as the search committee casts its net more widely.

Some students and alumni at New York University’s newly renamed engineering school in Brooklyn are criticizing the name change, which was announced this week to honor a $100 million gift from a university trustee.